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. 2018 May 23;13(5):e0197146. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0197146

Table 4. Lung cancer incidence rate ratios1 for all lung cancers and histologic cell-types by Hispanic ethnic enclave for Hispanic males and females, California 2008–2012.

Male Female
Ethnic enclave Cases IRR2 (95% CI2) Cases IRR (95% CI)
Overall lung cancer Q4-high 1953 1.00 reference 1440 1.00 reference
Q3 1257 1.02 (0.95, 1.10) 1141 1.25 (1.15, 1.35)
Q2 744 1.07 (0.97, 1.17) 805 1.50 (1.37, 1.63)
Q1-low 452 1.14 (1.02, 1.27) 503 1.64 (1.48, 1.82)
Adenocarcinoma Q4-high 801 1.00 reference 767 1.00 reference
Q3 569 1.14 (1.01, 1.27) 600 1.23 (1.10, 1.37)
Q2 330 1.18 (1.02, 1.35) 446 1.56 (1.38, 1.76)
Q1-low 197 1.24 (1.05, 1.46) 271 1.64 (1.42, 1.89)
SCC2 Q4-high 430 1.00 reference 197 1.00 reference
Q3 276 1.02 (0.87, 1.19) 174 1.42 (1.15, 1.76)
Q2 165 1.03 (0.85, 1.24) 110 1.49 (1.17, 1.90)
Q1-low 111 1.20 (0.96, 1.49) 63 1.58 (1.17, 2.11)
SCLC2 Q4-high 237 1.00 reference 149 1.00 reference
Q3 114 0.72 (0.56, 0.91) 116 1.17 (0.90, 1.50)
Q2 83 0.96 (0.73, 1.25) 89 1.56 (1.18, 2.05)
Q1-low 38 0.73 (0.49, 1.04) 52 1.68 (1.19, 2.32)
LC+OSC2 Q4-high 165 1.00 reference 128 1.00 reference
Q3 117 1.26 (0.97, 1.63) 117 1.48 (1.13, 1.93)
Q2 51 0.89 (0.62, 1.24) 68 1.43 (1.04, 1.95)
Q1-low 41 1.42 (0.97, 2.03) 51 1.93 (1.35, 2.70)
Unspecified Q4-high 320 1.00 reference 199 1.00 reference
Q3 181 0.88 (0.72, 1.07) 134 1.06 (0.84, 1.34)
Q2 115 1.01 (0.8, 1.27) 92 1.23 (0.95, 1.59)
Q1-low 65 0.96 (0.71, 1.27) 66 1.53 (1.13, 2.04)

1. Bold type indicates statistical significance

2. IRR, incidence rate ratio; CI, confidence interval; SCC, squamous cell carcinoma; SCLC, small cell lung cancer; LC+OSC, large cell and other cell lung cancer